HOW TO SUCCEED IN PAINTING
HARDWOOD FLOORS
Steps involved in painting and stripping hardwood floors.
If you want to create a newer, more beautiful look in your home, you will discover that painting floors is a fun and inexpensive manner of doing so.
In this home improvement guide, you will learn the steps that are involved when it comes to painting hardwood floors in the home.
Step One:
The first step when it comes to floors is ensuring that the entire area is ready to be painted.
You should ensure that all of the furniture has been removed from the floor and that any flooring accessories such as carpets, rugs, and mats have been moved.
You should then completely clean the floor by sweeping and mopping it. Having a clean surface to work with is absolutely essential when it comes to stripping hardwood floors and painting them.
Step Two:
Prior to painting hardwood floors, you must carefully evaluate the floor to determine if there are cracks, splits, holes or other types of damage that could impact the overall appearance of the floor once the paint is placed on it.
If you find any type of damage that could impact the overall appearance of your hardwood floors, it is important to use wood putty or wood filler in order to seal the damaged spots.
Allow the wood filler to completely dry. Once it is dry, you should sand down the areas that you have repaired and continue on to the next step.
Step Three:
When you paint hardwood floors, it is important to use a sand machine to sand it out.
This is a very important part of stripping hardwood floors. Once the floor has been completely sanded, you should clean up the debris and use a rough sander paper on the machine.
This rough finish will allow the paint to stick on the floor with ease.
Step Four:
At this point, you need to prime the actual floor. This will allow you to cover grain in the wood and any types of stains that are embedded into the wood floor. It is important to put multiple coats of primer on the floor and allow it to completely dry prior to moving on.
Step Five:
The next step to painting hardwood floors is to determine which color paint would look most appropriate in the room, or the color that you find to fit your interior decorating needs.
If you are trying to make the room look larger, you should opt for light colored paints.
If you are not too concerned at the overall size of the room that you will be painting, you may opt for a dark colored paint.
You may also choose a latex paint or an oil based paint - the choice is yours. If you want to succeed in painting hardwood floors, taking these steps will assist you. Simply roll the paint on, allow it to dry, and you will create a masterpiece!
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